Vehicle-pole tip.



P'ATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

B. W. BOSWELL, VEHICLE POLE TIP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1905.

Snuantoz ELIAS W. BOSWELL, OF DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

VEHICLE-POLE TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application filed August 10,1905. Serial No- 273,659.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELIAS W. BOSWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Darlington, in the county of Darlington, State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle-Pole Tips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to vehicle-pole tips.

One object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly simple,inexpensive, durable, and efficient tip for connection with vehiclepolesor plow-beams and provided with an integral hook for connectiontherewith of the (loubletree.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a device ofthe character stated embodying such characteristics that it may bereadily applied in the manner set forth to protect the outer extremityof the pole or beam.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingspecification, which describes an embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of theinvention applied to a vehicle-pole. Fig: 2 is a side elevation of amodified form of the invention. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view onthe line a a of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a third form of theinvention.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. 1, thereference character 4 designates a hollow cylindrically-shaped bodyadapted to be fitted upon the outer extremity of a vehicle-pole 5 andsecured thereon against displacement by means of suitable fastenings 6,passed transversely through the said hollow body 4 and the pole 5.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the hollow body 4 has oneopen end 7, whereby it may be slipped uponthe vehiclepole with itsopposite end 8 closed by reason of the integral formation therewith ofthe doubletree-hook 9. This doubletree-hook 9 is of peculiar formationin that the bight portion 10 is directed upwardly and forwardly from itsbase above the portion of the upper face of the body 4 and then curveddownwardly and rearwardly beneath the plane of the lower face of thebody 1, as at 11, and then upwardly and forwardlytoward the inner faceof the portion 13 of the hook, terminatingin a downwardly-directed bill,the hook occupying a vertical plane, as shown.

In Figs. 2 and 3 there is shown a somewhat different form of bodyportion of the tip, although the hook 10 is the same in forma tion asthe hook 10. In this modified form of the invention the body 4 is of aninverted- U shape in cross-section, resulting in the upper member 14 andthe parallel side members 15 and 16, which are designed to engage thecorresponding side edges of the pole 5. In this form one end of the sideportions 15 and 16 is joined by a web 17, with which the hook 10 isformed. In order to secure the body portion 4 to the pole or beam, Iprovide the side members 15 and 16 with alining perforations 18, throughwhich I pass suitable bolts or the like 19. By reason of the peculiarformation of my hook, which serves the purpose of a clevis or alap-ring, or both, the coupling (not shown) of the double or single treebeing turned upside down and turned inwardly upon the hook, so that thesaid coupling may lie beneath the extremity of the innerdownwardly-directed portion of the hook, thereby positively preventingdisengagement of the single or double tree therefrom.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a construction wherein the body portion 4consists of a flat piece of material provided with perforations 20. Thisparticular form of the invention is adapted to be secured to the endface of a beam or tongue by meansof suitable bolts 21, passed throughthe said perforations 20 of the body 4. While the same is not shown inthe drawings, it is obvious that in view of the structures illustratedin Figs. 1, 2, and 3 that the body of those particular forms of devicesmay be formed completely rectangular in cross-section.

What is claimed is A pole-tip comprising an inverted-U- shaped attachingportion, said attaching portion having a web formed at its forward endand a flange formed upon the web as a con tinuation of the side portionof the U, and a resilient spiral hook formed integral with the said web.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELIAS W. BOSWELL. Witnesses R. F. HOWLE, W. ALBERT PARROTT.

